Politics
Elections in Israel: After record participation, polls on foot of urn point to the tie of Eisenkot and Netanyahu
The outcome of the Israeli parliamentary elections remained uncertain on Wednesday, 28 October, in the morning. The ballot polls showed a tie between the blocks of opposition Gadi Eisenkot and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Neither side had a clear path to form government after elections in which participation reached 77.7%, the highest in more than two decades.